"I do." Evan had a hunch that this had something to do with the Finches when he heard that.To his expectation, Yvonne looked at him with seriousness. "Don't… let… Rosie… near… the Finches. I don't… want her…" She had a hard time speaking.Evan's heart wrenched at that sight. He also knew what she meant. Without letting her finish, he quickly responded, "I get it. Don't worry. I'll make sure she doesn't interact with them."It was only then Yvonne felt relieved. What they didn't know was that Rose had returned at some point. Her hand froze on the door handle, and she was stunned. It took her half a minute until she released her hand. As though her soul had escaped her body, she emotionlessly left the ward she wanted to enter."Rose?" A voice called to her as she took a corner turn.Rose didn't hear it, so the voice sounded again. Finally, as if awakened from a daze, she turned and saw Dawn. Her gaze remained dull. "Evan is inside the ward." Rose pointed her in the direction.
Forever his sister… The startled Rose silently heaved a deep breath. He had misunderstood her. Thankfully, he did.Before the atmosphere could turn awkward, he ruffled her hair. "You still haven't told me what you wanted." That gesture left her in a daze.When she was little, she would watch Evan messing with Yvonne's hair and admired their sibling relationship. Suddenly, she felt like she had a brother too."Miles, I'm looking to buy flowers.""Okay. I'll take you to a florist.""Miles, I don't have enough money.""It's okay. I do.""Miles…"On their way, it felt like a switch had flipped within Rose, prompting her to keep talking. She no longer addressed Miles with distance and respect. Instead, she addressed him like a sister would her older brother. At that moment, she realized she wasn't alone after Oliver passed. She still had him!Miles brought her to a florist, which was the only one still operating. Its warm lights shone upon them and the flowers.That imagery was
Evan frowned. Without waiting for her to finish, he interrupted her. "Enough. I told you I'd take accountability for that night." He didn't want to remember or bring up that night.With her, he only saw accountability. Dawn hated that word the most, but that was the only thing she could use to hold him down. She wiped her tears as she blamed herself. "If it weren't for me, you and Rose might have…""Rosie and I…" Evan couldn't hide the disappointment in his voice. Even without Dawn or the event that transpired that night, he and Rose were not meant to be.There was never a relationship, to begin with, so why dwell on how things could've gone? When he reunited with Rose this time, he was confident she had someone in her heart. What was surprising was that it wasn't Miles. "But…" Dawn wanted to say more, but Evan was reluctant to continue the conversation. He simply repeated his usual words. "I'll take accountability for you."This time, he eased her worried heart better than
However, he was unaware that Rose did not share the same sentiments as him. He walked up to her, but she retreated and looked at him with a wary gaze. "Does the venue of the celebration party belong to Finch Group?""Yeah." Jonathan was confused but soon flashed her a flattering smile. "Do you like that club? If you do—""I don't!" Rose cut him off again. This time, her sudden change in tone made Jonathan realize something was bothering her. Not only did she dislike the place, but she even showed disdain."Wifey…"Since Jonathan wanted to understand, Rose explained, "That's where Yvonne got harmed!"His body froze. Instantly, he realized something had gone south after he was tricked to leave. His expression darkened.She probed further, "Were you the one who changed the venue to the Finch Group club?""No!" He had always thought the celebration party carried on at its original venue."Did you use the recommendation-based admission from Sardovia's Royal Dance Academy to lure…"
"Other than you, Sir, there weren't any other Finch members at the club. However… Mr. Jack is a regular at the club."Jack? He was there at the performance too."Where is he?" Jonathan's gaze turned cold.Leonard had also investigated Jack's whereabouts for the past few days. "He's been on boat parties with models and stars, like another normal day. There's nothing unusual in his activities. However, he had not visited the club once since the celebration party. It's odd as it's inconsistent with his previous frequency."There had to be a reason for that then.Jonathan mumbled to himself for a while, then instructed Leonard, "Keep an eye on him. Also, I remember Uncle Yosef managed the club last time."The club was related to Yosef's family, which meant they could be involved with Yvonne's incident. No matter what, he swore to give Rose an explanation.After Rose descended from the rooftop, the first thing she did was contact Miles to investigate the suspects from the Finch fam
"The Maizes? The family of Ms. Yara? The way Miles brought it up sounds like they…" Rose dismissed her thought."Rosie, he—""Miles, is there a way I can get close to the Finches?" She cut him off, and her eagerness prompted a quick reply from him."Tomorrow is Jonathan's father's birthday. I'm sure all the Finches will show up for the occasion."Other than Jonathan and Ezra, that was… Cyrus was never close with his sons. Jonathan had not attended his birthdays previously, thus this year wouldn't be an exception."We'll go together tomorrow." Without Jonathan's presence, Miles had more reasons to tag along and protect Rose.The next morning, Yvonne was still asleep when Rose left the hospital. When she woke up, she only saw Evan in the room. Noticing Rose's absence, she spoke with difficulty. "Where's Rosie?""She was watching you the whole night and only left after I came to take over this morning. Don't worry, Eve. I saw her heading into her room." When he recalled how exhau
Lizzie telling them not to overspend on the artworks would only result in them doing the opposite—clearing the artworks in the entire exhibition. As expected, the noblewomen agreed on the surface but hurriedly went to purchase the paintings as they visited the exhibition. Within 30 minutes, the gallery had sold half of the available paintings."That painting is so strange…" A person noticed a painting in the corner and looked at it strangely.When Rose and Miles arrived at the exhibition, she was startled by the crowd. Wasn't this supposed to be a birthday banquet? One could've mistaken this as an artist's exhibition.Miles sensed her confusion and explained, "Cyrus' second wife used to be a somewhat well-known painter. Ever since he retired, he began to paint too."That explained it. Cyrus was Jonathan's father, so his remarrying meant that Jonathan's biological mother had… Suddenly, she remembered him bringing her to a mountain villa in Aquastead."Mr. Miles…" While she was lo
After taking a deep breath, Lizzie calmly instructed Claire and released her hand, which was placed on the door handle."Got it. Be right back." After Claire left frantically, Lizzie revealed a cold smile as she adjusted her gown. She slowly made her way to the third floor and entered the last room at the end of the hallway.When Ezra rushed to the second floor, he didn't see Lizzie. Instead, her assistant was standing near the staircase. "Mr. Turner, you can't…" Claire looked anxious as she blocked his way, but his furious gaze made her retreat in fear.In reality, Lizzie had said to act scared when blocking Ezra so they could seamlessly lure him into her room on the third floor. However, Claire was genuinely afraid when faced with him."Scram!" he growled with gritted teeth.Claire was scared to her core. She had heard that Ezra had a wild temperament but had never seen him this frightening—like a ferocious beast escaped from a cage. She instinctively glanced toward the thir
As expected, Rose slowly began to reveal her thoughts and plans. "After this design won an award, Jonathan purchased the design draft, which means that these couple rings are unique and not available as any other product on the market."But now, she wanted to start mass-producing these couple rings.She wanted to turn this ring into a product known by everyone, so wherever Jonathan might be, if he happened to see it, he would know she was thinking of him. However…"Red diamonds are rare and extremely valuable…" Rose trailed off.Olivia frowned, realizing that even if this ring went into mass production, not many people would be able to afford it.But Rose made up her mind that no matter how great the cost was, nothing was more important than having Jonathan return. Besides, the one thing she currently wasn't lacking would probably be money and resources."Young Group still has some red diamonds in their inventory. The Xanth family has several mines in Frenchaa. The red diamonds w
Natalie also noticed Ava standing up.The two of them paused for a moment, and with a brief exchange of glances, they understood what the other was about to do.The mental process Natalie went through just now was interesting. She was trembling with fear.She never expected that all the praise Rose just gave in the office was actually about Olivia. Additionally, Rose considered Olivia as her sister!Ah! She was thinking about making a good impression on Rose, trying to win her over and outshine Olivia. But now, how could she compare? She couldn't compare! She just couldn't compare with that.She could no longer view Olivia as a rival, as Olivia simply wasn't worthy of that status. What she needed to focus on now was changing Olivia's negative impression of her. So, she was going to apologize!Natalie and Ava went to Olivia's office.Olivia didn't pay much attention to their arrival and acted as usual. It wasn't until she noticed they weren't discussing work after coming in tha
Natalie had just delivered the coffee. Did Rose not drink it?"Is Ms. Lenner in the office? I have a document that needs her signature. Where did she go?" Rose asked."I saw her heading toward the pantry just now, and she was holding two cups in her hands. How strange…"Natalie was jolted awake after hearing that voice.Olivia went to the pantry, and Rose had also gone into the pantry.Natalie felt a strange sensation in her heart. Almost as if guided by an unseen force, she walked toward the pantry.Inside the pantry, Olivia squeezed a glass of juice for Rose.Yesterday, she received a call from Miles. During the call, Miles instructed her to take good care of Rose after she joined the design department. He emphasized that she should not be overworked, showing great concern for Rose's well-being.When she connected this with how she accidentally saw Rose feeling nauseous yesterday, Olivia began to suspect something.Olivia gazed at the freshly squeezed orange juice in her han
Rose's compliment caught everyone present off guard once again. Did Rose acknowledge Olivia?This… Why was it different from what they expected?"Ms. Shaffer, Ms. Lenner's capabilities as a manager are well recognized by everyone. But now that you're here, the director position is obviously yours. Don't…"Rose glanced at the person who started speaking and recognized who it was.From the moment she walked in, she could sense this person's resentment toward Olivia. There was dissatisfaction that Olivia, who had only recently joined the department, was appointed as the design director for Young's House of Jewels.Rose's eyes seemed to have the ability to see through a person's thoughts or feelings.She interrupted the person, smiling softly, and said, "Being a design director is hard work. I'll leave the responsibility and the burden to Ms. Lenner. I won't take on the role."What she meant was that she didn't come here to experience hardship and toil.Indeed, even if some of her
Olivia was not embarrassed when she was caught. In fact, she seemed relieved. "Ms. Shaffer, I haven't done well enough. Now that you're here, I'd like to request a job change. If I could become your assistant and you give me the opportunity to learn, that would be even better."Her decision wasn't influenced by the mockery she overheard earlier in the lounge.Upon hearing that Rose was coming to Young's House of Jewels, she had already made up her mind.She learned that Rose was once the champion of a national jewelry design competition. Her designs were highly praised within the industry. Rose had already become her idol.The position of design director was perfect for Rose.She willingly decided to be Rose's secretary.When Olivia made the request, she was extremely nervous, fearing that Rose might reject her."I disagree," Rose said clearly.It was as Olivia expected. There was clearly a hint of disappointment in Olivia's eyes as if her high hopes had ended in disappointment
Rose nodded. "Okay.""Don't overwork yourself," Clover said."Okay."Miles chimed in, "Whatever happens, always be honest with us.""Okay."Miles and Clover gave their advice one after another, and Rose agreed to everything. She understood that their advice came from a place of care for her."Miles, Clover, don't worry. I'll be fine," Rose said with a gentle smile on her face.Her smile left the two of them momentarily dazed.Ever since Jonathan went missing, even when Rose managed to smile, it was with a sense of sadness that tugged at their hearts. But at this moment, it seemed like she had returned to her former self—Lively, playful, pure, and warm.She even said she would be just fine!At that moment, Mile and Clover finally felt a bit of relief from the worries they had been carrying for some time.They continued their search for Jonathan every day without fail, but each time returned with no news. They weren't sure if Jonathan would ever come back.If Jonathan didn'
Kelly's laugh was particularly eerie.Even Anastasia couldn't help but frown as she felt a chill run down her spine.Kelly's laughter echoed through the empty room, and after some amount of time, Kelly murmured a name."Rose! My name is Rose! Yes, I'm Rose!"I am the true heir of the Young family. I am the daughter of Elijah from Lerain Group. I have a caring brother and a loving husband. I am also pregnant..."Kelly touched her belly and said, "I'm pregnant, and I'm really happy. Haha! I'm Rose! I'm Rose. Do you want to congratulate me?"Kelly looked at Anastasia. Her expression looked very eerily strange.Anastasia stared at Kelly for a while. Had Kelly gone insane? Was it genuine insanity, or was she just pretending to be insane?She was considering herself as Rose?But how could someone like Kelly be capable enough to consider herself Rose?"You're not Rose!" Anastasia said slowly.Even if Kelly truly had lost her mind, Anastasia wouldn't let her hide in the perfect worl
"Something major happened in recent days," Anastasia said.Anastasia's tone made Kelly instinctively feel that the so-called big news she was talking about was definitely not something she wanted to hear.Kelly's eyes showed a hint of fear—she wanted to avoid learning about this so-called big news.Unfortunately, she was at another's mercy, like a fish on the chopping block.Anastasia aimed to torment her not just physically but also mentally, making her feel like living was worse than dying."No—"As soon as Kelly began to speak, Anastasia interrupted her potential refusal by saying, "Rose is pregnant."Kelly's expression clearly showed she was taken aback for a moment.She didn't want to listen, but each word in that sentence pierced her eardrums like needles. It seeped into her skin like poison and echoed persistently in her mind.Rose was pregnant. She was pregnant with Jonathan's child!In her mind, these words played out a scene like grass in spring, sprouting and growi
"He'll come back!" Rose spoke with determination.Sometimes no news was the best news—Jonathan might have encountered some unavoidable situation.As long as his body hadn't been found, he was still alive.She knew that they would continue searching, and all she could do was take care of the baby in her womb and wait for him to return.Jonathan would come back!Ezra was moved once again by her determination. "Yes, he will come back. He definitely will."…At that moment, in a hospital, the person lying in the bed was in a coma, but they moved their fingers slightly.But it was only for a moment, and it was as if nothing had happened.…In a nondescript mountain area in Regalia, a car made its way up and finally stopped outside an unremarkable house.Anastasia got out of the car and walked straight to the door.It seemed that someone was expecting her arrival. The door was opened from the inside, and she was respectfully invited in.The door closed as if nothing had ever hap